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By WILLIAM CULBERTSON, D. D.
u ' - Ol Th Mood; Bible Institute, CMeasa.
" t-THE lncrease U drinking
. habits of our nation is a source
, ' of concern, not only to the forces.of
morality, but to the liquor interest!
v themselves. How strange it Is to
; have the purveyors of a commodity
Vs ' ; urge moderation in its use!
' Undoubtedly the Bible's answer
. V;. to this whole problem Is the only
" right one. The Word of God haa
y ' " many strong things to say cod
. eerning alcoholic beverages. Wise
. , Is the man who heeds the injunc
. x tions of Scripture.
"i Wqnor a . Description (Prov,
' " ' W1141, strikInB text this isl
t , ' v Think of Its ImpUcatlons.
J 'Wine Is a mocker." It grasps its
. ; Victim In a vicelike grip, and then
.' taunts him in his Inability to release
- himself. The drunkard is a victim
of his own appetite, helpless to re-
. sis; uie temptation which ensnares
. mm.
- The young person who takes his
' first drink for sociability Is Indeed
deceived, In that alcohollo liquor
never reveals the possible cost
which it exacts from the one who
," takes that first drink. The better
; , part of valor Is to leave the stuff
alone.
- The Word of God says further
that "strong drink is a brawler"
r (A.S.V.). All of us have probably
seen how the drunkard enters into
- conflict entirely without reason. 14-
Quor seems to make a man sense
, , less to danger and quick to express
' ' anger.
" n. Liquor a Warning (Prov. 23:
"pHE admonition of this passage
' is that we should not be found
- among drunkards and gluttonous
,- , men.
. -1 Solomon here tells us of one of the
results of drunkenness and gluttony
. , poverty, me arowsiness which is
' the result of both of these tins does
indeed clothe a man with rags. ,
, If, therefore, we have n higher
motive than that ef self-respect,
" , than that of having enough of this
world's goods to make a present
able appearance, we should avoid
company with thou who win lead
, . us into the same excess that char
, , awterises them. How important it
t la that we guide our hearts In
God's way.
Let us understand, of course, that
mere are far higher motives for
right living than those . Involved
" r ner- However, if we can come to
' the conclusion to avoid drinking on
. the basis of a lower motive, bow
much more important it is to come
, to the same conclusion on the basis
of a higher one. As Christians, that
- . higher motive concerns our testi
mony before men, our living a life
that will cause others to want to
know Christ; in short, our living for
the glory of God.
m. Liquor a History (Prov. 23'
38-35; Eccles. 10:17).
N THE first of these Scripture
. passages we have what may be
called a history of
This sin leads to woe, to sorrow, to
contentions, to wounds without a
cause.
But that it not the and. Look care-
zuuy at Proverbs 23:32 and stress
the first three words. "At it.
At the last, it does Indeed bit like
serpent and sting like an adder.
Such poison s injected Into
- body and 1001 that It seems
' a though there la no remedy.
Thank God, there la a -remedy;
' Power In the blood of
- Christ to make the foulest clean.
' ta verses 33 to 35 we read some
of the results of drunkenness: Be.
v holding of strange things (v. 33),
Utterance of perverse things (v. 33),
insensibility which is the result of
drinking (v. 38), and inability to
niwumaing 10 the same
temptation all over again v. 35).
If It any wonder that the admonil
turn Is "Look not thou
wnen it is red, when It sparkle to In
- uw cup, wnen it eoeth rtm
- smoothly." Although man still has
- - atunaiance 01 right thinking, the
temptation is great enough to de
ceive him as to the consequences.
In view of such results, Is H any
wonder this same Preacher says
fct Eocleslasles 16:17 that the land
. Is blessed when Ms rulers est sad
xelrlnk for strength and aot for
. , drunkenness.
:,::lt ftm Is trua that righteousnsn
sacalteth a nation, but that sin Is a
wproach to any people. And sines
- . W princes of the land as the Isad
ora wm xrequantiy personify As
r poople of the land as the followers.
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The little girl in tire pldufe gazes escTQBB ffie RaniKCag XSis of' 9
mountain stream and vondets about things.
She wonders about the other side c? the stream; abocrf Be wiJd
that flourishes in its depths and along its banks; about tha great mxsteri
ofthe wcrtersas-theyroUontotheo!istcmtiif s
As she grows in years and stature etna Her merrial hcufaon expand
rhe will know more about these and many other things; but always there
will be things to be learned, problems tea be solved, mysteries to be
explained.
The little girl is a symbol of humanity as she sfands ana TooEs and
wonders. For man is always peering into the dim distances and Standee
ing what lies beyond.
But there is1 a key to all Human problems and a solution for afl
mysteries. It is the key of faith. It is found in the Scriptures and the teach
tags of the Church. It is God's gift to those who live by fcuth.
Religion helps men to solve present perplexities and lights up the
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